BR900 Rhythm Editor

[tkofaith]

I recently read a post by 64 Guitars about using the BR900 Rhythm Editor and recording that to .wav for importing into the MBR.  I gave it a shot yesterday and I have to say I love it.  I input every drum and cymbal beat just the way I wanted it....But......I was wondering if anyone knows a way to make the crash cymbal ring out for a longer period of time? 

[64Guitars]

I recently read a post by 69 Guitars about using the BR900 Rhythm Editor

Where did the 5 extra guitars come from? 

I was wondering if anyone knows a way to make the crash cymbal ring out for a longer period of time? 

You can create your own custom drumkits in the Rhythm Editor by importing drum and cymbal samples using the TONE LOAD feature. So the best way to lengthen the duration of the crash cymbal is to replace it with a longer sample. The following page at my website has links to several sites where you can download drum and cymbal samples (and more):

http://www.geocities.com/sixtyfourguitars/BossBr/DrumSamples.html

I haven't tried these links in a while, so if any are broken please let me know and I'll try to fix them.

Don't get too carried away with importing samples, as the total time of all the samples used in a single drumkit cannot exceed 13 seconds. Also, the samples must be in WAV or AIFF format with a 44.1kHz sampling rate, in mono or stereo, 8-bit or 16-bit. Anything else will not import unless you first convert it to these specs using Audacity or some other software. You can also combine imported samples with samples copied from the other built-in drumkits. The samples copied from the other drumkits don't count as part of the 13-second total since they are built-in to the Rhythm Editor.

An interesting technique to try with the Rhythm Editor is the reverse of what you're looking for. Instead of making the cymbal ring out longer, you can choke it for a staccato effect. Drummers do this by striking the cymbal with the drumstick, then quickly grabbing the cymbal with their hand to mute the sound. To simulate a choked cymbal, program a second hit of the same cymbal shortly after the first (a sixteenth note, for example). Then reduce the velocity of the second cymbal hit to 1. This mutes the first cymbal hit shortly after it starts because two hits of the same drum or cymbal sample can't play simultaneously and the second cymbal hit will be silent since its velocity is 1.

[tkofaith]

I recently read a post by 69 Guitars about using the BR900 Rhythm Editor

Where did the 5 extra guitars come from? 

I guess I thought you're guitars needed some lovin'! 

Thanks for the reply, I knew I could count on you!  I'm going to start looking and listening right away. 

I really like the Rhythm Editor.  I was a little frustrated in trying to find just what I was looking for, so creating my own was the best route.  And the Rhythm Editor made it easy.

BTW, the tip on the staccato is awesome!

[tkofaith]

Thanks again for the tips 64Guitars.  !  I found the cymbal sound I wanted at SampleSwap.org.  I even re-did the last line of my chorus to include your staccato tip.  Both worked like a charm.  I edited my .wav on Audacity and time matched everything so that I wouldn't have to redo anything else.